—n.
1 a the process of gathering in crops etc. b the season when this takes place.
2 the season's yield or crop.
3 the product or result of any action.
—v.tr.
1 gather as a harvest, reap.
2 experience (consequences).
Phrases and idioms:
harvest festival a thanksgiving festival in church for the harvest. harvest home the close of harvesting or the festival to mark this. harvest mite any arachnid larvae of the genus Trombicula, a chigger. harvest moon the full moon nearest to the autumn equinox (22 or
23 Sept.). harvest mouse a small rodent, Micromys minutus, that nests in the stalks of growing grain.
Derivatives:
harvestable adj.
Etymology: OE haeligrfest f. Gmc
Useful english dictionary. 2012.